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F Wattel

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[Hypercalcemia and osteoclast activating factor (OAF) associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (author's transl)].

The occurence of hypercalcemia appears to be unusual in leukemia. The mechanisms are numerous: secretion of PTH of PTH like substance, prostaglandin E2 or vitamin D like sterols. The reported case is one of lymphoblastic acute leukemia and hypercalcemia associated with osteoclast activating factor secreted by leukemic cells. In this patient the serum levels calcium closely paralleled the course of acute leukemia.

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[Isotopic study of fluid and electrolyte disturbances in decompensated chronic respiratory insufficiency (author's transl)].

The study of fluid and electrolyte disturbances by isotope radiodilution method is carried out in 22 patients with chronic respiratory insufficiency and cardiac failure. The simultaneous measurements of hydro-ionic compartments have been carried out with tritiated water (HTO), labelled sodium (22Na), labelled potassium (42K) and labelled bromine (82Br). From these measurements, the various water spaces are calculated: total water (ET) and extracellular fluids (LEC), also exchangeable electrolytes: sodium (NaE), potassium (KE), chlorine (ClE) and derived values. Results are compared to corresponding values in controls with the same obesity index. Patients with respiratory insufficiency show a fluid and sodium rise, similar to that found in cardiac failure and denutrition. The (NaE + KE)/ET ratio is not significantly decreased and the natremia is only slightly lower. There is no real potassium depletion in most patients.

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[Phlebitis of the arm caused by pentothal infusion].

The administration of high doses of sodium penthiobarbital in intensive resuscitation sometimes results in venous and cutaneous lesions in the form of phlebitis associated with major necrosis. Histological analysis demonstrates that these are essentially intimal lesions and the authors suggest various hypotheses to explain the origin of such clinical signs.

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[Humoral and cellular immunity and sepsis in intensive care (author's transl)].

Different parameters of humoral and cell mediated immunity were studied in 17 patients with sepsis. There is an important decrease of CH 50 (82 p. cent of patients) and variations of serum complement according with activation of alternative pathway in gram negative and gram positive septicemia. The cellular immunity is never normal: the stimulation index of lymphocyte proliferation under the influence of P. H. A. is lower than 3. There is less than 50 p. cent of T lymphocytes forming rosettes. With cure of sepsis a discrimination is observed between patients with transient decreased immunity and those with persistent lower responses.

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